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the act of testing something;
"in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"
"he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
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trying something to find out about it;
"a sample for ten days free trial"
"a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
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the act of undergoing testing;
"he survived the great test of battle"
"candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
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(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law;
"he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"
"most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
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(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications;
"the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
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an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;
"his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"
"life is full of tribulations"
"a visitation of the plague"
